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Editorial: Nostalgia fills the screen

Nostalgia is one of the reasons updated versions of so many old movies are returning to our screens these days.

Lights, camera, action replay

What's driving the rash of nostalgic remakes that have viewers catching up with old screen friends - from Bridget Jones to an ageing cast of Cold Feet?

The Bard's dark poem reinvented

New theatre company re-imagines one of Shakespeare's bloodiest works.

The woman who read Auckland: Janet McAllister visits the Highland Park and Howick libraries

Janet McAllister continues her mission to visit each and every one of Auckland's 55 libraries.

Classical CD review: William Dart on Anna Netrebko's Verismo

Soprano's star status guarantees local release.

Black Grace founder Neil Ieremia cradles multiple worlds

Black Grace founder Neil Ieremia is a hard man to pin down.

William Dart learns of young musicians keyed up for competition

The Ronisch Auckland Secondary Schools Piano Competition puts top young piano players in the spotlight.

Lindauer masterpieces revealed

A new exhibition details the wealth of work and talent of New Zealand's prolific portraitist, Gottfried Lindauer.

TJ McNamara: At the galleries

TJ McNamara finds an exhibition which breaks the mould of an artist's former works

Billy Elliot pirouettes into town

Billy Elliot, a story of triumph over adversity.

Movies and fine dining in west Auckland

It's a long way from Hollywood to Henderson, but it's about to get a taste of movie-making magic like nothing it - or the rest of New Zealand - has seen before.

Willliam Dart: Dame Kiri delights and entrances

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's Aotea Centre recital was a courageous undertaking for the 72-year-old soprano. It was an evening of some entrancement.

Editorial: Times are changin' for prize

Alfred Nobel intended that the prizes in his name be awarded for achievements that "have conferred the greatest benefit to mankind".

Diwali protesters chant at PM

The weather didn't ruin the first day of the Auckland Diwali Festival, but protesters had a go at spoiling a "joyous moment", an organiser says.

TJ McNamara: At the Galleries

Freeing the Memory is one of the large standout images on display at Artweek.

Tennessee Williams writings origins exposed

Revisiting classic plays provides a lesson for younger actors and entertainment for audiences.

Auckland's Diwali Festival a drawcard for global performers

Overseas performers flock to perform at Auckland's Diwali Festival.

CD Review: William Dart reviews Polish Violin Concertos

A CD that well and truly proves Polish music is more than Chopin mazurkas and the 1960s radicalism of Krzysztof Penderecki.